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ancillary
What does ancillary mean?
ancillary (adjective): subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use ancillary in a sentence?
- An ancillary pump. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce ancillary?
/ˈænsəˌlɛɹi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does ancillary come from?
From Latin ancillāris (“ancillary; relating to female slaves”), from ancilla (“slave-woman”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of ancillary?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “ancillary” mean?
communicated in the form of words
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inspiring mixed contempt and pity
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being nothing more than specified
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subordinate; secondary; auxiliary
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identical
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anonymous
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accessory
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conscious
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